Gusto

Director of Sales

Gusto$110K — $130K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven sales leadership experience overseeing and developing sales teams.
  • Record of retaining and expanding client accounts through consultative sales.
  • Experience in selling services related to live events and event production.
  • Strong skills in proposal writing, presentation, negotiation, and commercial judgment.
  • Proficient in using CRM systems and sales forecasting tools to enhance execution.
  • Collaborative leadership style that fosters trust and accountability across departments.
  • Experience in production sales or marketing and sales enablement preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop account executives with clear expectations and feedback.
  • Create and execute sales plans aligned with revenue and profitability goals.
  • Own sales forecasting, pipeline reviews, and quality of customer relationships.
  • Identify and allocate accounts based on revenue potential and team capacity.
  • Build long-term partnerships with corporate clients and identify growth opportunities.
  • Oversee the development of new business strategies with a focus on client needs.
  • Manage a select portfolio of accounts to drive high-impact conversations.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 41k retirement plan with employer match, immediately vested
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Family & Friends event stipend
  • Annual wellness stipend
  • Dynamic and creative work environment
Full Job Description
Bright V is seeking irector of Sles to le n evelop or sles tem, strengthen client reltionships, n rive revene growth in live event proction. Yo'll shpe sles strtegy, mnge key cconts, n evelop new bsiness while prtnering cross eprtments to eliver profitble growth n n exceptionl client experience.
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The irector of Sles is key leership role responsible for riving revene retention n growth, strengthening client reltionships, n eveloping Bright V's sles tem. s member of the leership tem, this person will shpe sles strtegy, mnge select cconts, n prtner cross eprtments to eliver profitble growth n n exceptionl client experience. The role combines people leership, ccont evelopment, n hns-on sles exection, with collbortion on mrketing inititives tht spport sles.

Key Responsibilities

Sles Leership
  • Le, coch, n evelop ccont Exectives throgh cler expecttions, constrctive feebck, n inivil growth plns.
  • evelop n execte sles plns ligne with compny revene n profitbility gols; represent the tem's priorities in leership iscssions.
  • Own sles forecsting, pipeline reviews, n CRM option n t qlity; se ccont performnce n win/loss insights to gie ecisions.
  • llocte cconts n opportnities bse on revene potentil, tem cpcity, n experience; coorinte ccont trnsitions to mintin client continity.


  • Strtegic cconts + New Bsiness
  • Bil long-term prtnerships with corporte clients, ssocitions, n thir-prty meeting plnners; ientify opportnities to expn existing reltionships.
  • evelop new bsiness longsie ccont growth, coching the tem on iscovery, tilore proposls, presenttions, n negotitions.
  • Qlify opportnities n RFPs bse on client nees, strtegic fit, mrgin potentil, n elivery cpcity in prtnership with Opertions n Proction.
  • Ensre proposls, mster service greements, n sttements of work clerly reflect the gree scope, pricing, n mrgin expecttions.


  • Mrketing Collbortion
  • Prtner with leership n colleges spporting mrketing to lign content n sles mterils with client nees n bsiness evelopment priorities.
  • Contribte client insights n project exmples to cse sties, proposls, n otrech mterils tht commnicte Bright V's vle.


  • Hns-On Sles
  • Mnge select portfolio of cconts, eveloping growth plns n leing high-impct sles converstions to retin n win bsiness.
  • Prtner with ccont Exectives, Opertions, n Proction on client escltions, timely commniction, n commercil resoltion of scope or service isses.


  • Qlifictions
  • Proven sles leership experience with irect responsibility for coching, eveloping, n mnging sles tem.
  • recor of retining n growing client cconts n eveloping new bsiness throgh conslttive, reltionship-riven sles.
  • Experience selling services within live events, meetings, event proction, or n gency serving corporte n ssocition events; nerstning of meeting plnners n the event sles cycle.
  • Strong proposl writing, presenttion, negotition, n commercil jgment, incling scope, pricing, n mrgins.
  • Experience sing CRM systems, forecsts, n performnce t to improve sles exection; bility to trn ies into prcticl processes.
  • Collbortive leership tht combines trst, ccontbility, n effective prtnership cross eprtments.
  • V proction sles experience n mrketing or sles enblement experience re preferre.


  • Bright V's Benefits:
  • PTO
  • 41k with employer mtch, immeitely veste
  • Cell Phone Reimbrsement
  • Comprehensive Meicl, entl, n Vision offerings
  • Fmily & Friens Fn y Stipen
  • nnl Wellness Stipen
  • ynmic n cretive work environment


  • Slry

    $ - $ per yer

    About Gusto

    Gusto is a cloud-based human resources software platform that provides payroll, benefits, and HR management services to small businesses. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Gusto's platform automates many of the administrative tasks associated with HR, such as payroll processing, tax filings, and benefits administration. The company also offers a range of HR services, including compliance support, employee onboarding, and time tracking. Gusto is committed to helping small businesses succeed by providing them with the tools and resources they need to manage their HR operations more efficiently.
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    1,000 employees
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    Founded
    2012

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